QATAR VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		QATAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,374	1	1,082	+ 292
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,306	10	108	+ 1,198
Stroke	3	1,254	3	255	+ 999
Lung Cancers	4	994	13	73	+ 922
Suicide	5	717	7	165	+ 552
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	595	12	75	+ 520
Liver Cancer	7	568	21	44	+ 523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	499	11	83	+ 416
Kidney Disease	9	495	6	179	+ 316
Stomach Cancer	10	423	23	42	+ 381
Lung Disease	11	418	15	68	+ 349
Pancreas Cancer	12	343	30	25	+ 318
Diabetes Mellitus	13	334	2	459	- 125
Liver Disease	14	311	5	202	+ 109
Road Traffic Accidents	15	216	4	206	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	16	194	26	28	+ 166
Hypertension	17	182	28	26	+ 155
Other Injuries	18	178	9	115	+ 63
Lymphomas	19	170	18	48	+ 122
Falls	20	144	8	129	+ 15
Breast Cancer	21	141	17	53	+ 88
Prostate Cancer	22	113	31	18	+ 96
Leukemia	23	105	16	57	+ 48
Tuberculosis	24	96	44	8	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	25	93	24	39	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	26	89	51	3	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	27	87	27	27	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	28	85	37	13	+ 72
Oral Cancer	29	71	29	25	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	30	65	32	17	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	31	65	25	32	+ 33
Asthma	32	56	40	10	+ 46
Alcohol	33	53	48	7	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	34	52	36	13	+ 39
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	45	41	10	+ 36
Skin Disease	36	35	33	16	+ 19
Skin Cancers	37	29	43	8	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	26	46	7	+ 19
Hepatitis B	39	26	56	2	+ 24
Epilepsy	40	26	35	13	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	41	25	14	70	- 45
Drownings	42	25	19	45	- 21
Uterin Cancer	43	21	49	6	+ 14
Violence	44	19	34	14	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	45	18	20	45	- 27
Anemia	46	16	85	0	+ 16
Fires	47	13	22	42	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	11	45	8	+ 3
Hepatitis C	49	8	63	0	+ 8
Drug Use	50	8	39	12	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	7	59	0	+ 7
Poisonings	52	6	42	9	- 3
Malnutrition	53	4	58	1	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	4	38	13	- 8
HIV/AIDS	55	4	71	0	+ 4
Schizophrenia	56	4	83	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	3	57	1	+ 1
Meningitis	58	2	47	7	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	60	2	81	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	61	2	52	3	- 1
Syphilis	62	1	53	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	64	1	82	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	65	1	50	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	55	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	54	2	- 2
War	68	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Malaria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to QATAR

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.